Cultivator.



- PATENT'ED 00T. i1, 1904;

No, WiL-871,; v

GULTIVATOR.. APPLICATION FILED 00T 2 0,v 1903.

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Patented October 11 1904.

DUDLEY GARST, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE AMERICAN HARROW COMPANY, OF- DETROIT,

MICHIGAN.

MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF CULTIVATOFZl SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 771,871, dated October 11, 1904.

Application filed October 20, 1903. Serial No. 177,764. (No model.)

To LZZ whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, DUDLEY GARsT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cultivators, of'which the following is a specication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to improvements in wheeled or sulky cultivators, and has reference to certain features of construction, as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of the cultivator to which my improvements are applied. Fig. 2 is a sectional ele- Fig. 3 is a perspective view t is a plan view showing the machine adjusted for use as a harrow or Weeder.

A is the tongue, which is connected at its rear end to the spreading frame-bars B. C is the axle, preferably of an upwardlybowed-form and supported in brackets D secured to the frame-bars B.

E represents bars extending rearward from the frame B and supportingthe seat E for the operator.

H is a frame or hanger which is secured to the under side of the frameB and is of an inverted-U-shaped form, being provided at its lower ends with the laterally-extending portions I, which form the draft connections for the cultivator-sections J.

K represents rods connecting the portions I with the axle.

The sections J of the cultivator are of any suitable form, but, as shown, comprising a substantially triangular frame formed by the bars a and the spring-teeth Z, connected with this frame. The forward end of the frameis provided with a fitting c, which embraces the laterally-extending portion I and the hanger H and is pivotally secured thereto.

Pivotally connected to the axle C is a rockframe L. This, as shown, is formed by a rod or bar bent into a substantially U-shaped form and having the portion @Z extending parallel to the axle C. One end of this frame has formed thereon an eye e, which embraces the axle outside of the bracket B. The opposite side of the frame also pivotally engages the axle at f and has an extensiong projecting on the opposite side of the axle-that is, forward therefrom.

M is a link connecting the free end of the extension g to a bell-crank lever O. This lever is pivoted at 7L to bracket i on the frame, which has connected thereto the notch-segment y'.

Z0 isalatch-pin carried by the lever O, adapted to engage with notches of the segment and having an operating connection Z extending to the finger-lever m at the handle of the lever O.

P is a stirrup secured to the section J and adapted to be engaged by the operators foot.

Q is a trolley which is connected to an up- Ward extension 0 of the stirrup P and engages with the laterally-extending portion Z of the rock-frame L.

With the construction as thus far described the sections J are drawn forward by the pivotal connection of the iitting c with the members I of the frame. At the same time these sections are free to be moved laterally by reason of the engagement of the trolley Q with the laterally-extending rod Z of the frame L, and thus the operator on the seat F by inserting his foot in the stirrup P may move the section in either direction to the limit of travel of the trolley Q.

To raise or lower the sections, so as to alter the depth that the cultivator-teeth are inserted in the ground, the bell-crank lever O may be adjusted by first disengaging the latch through the operation of the finger-lever m. In this operation the lever O will actuate the link M, which in turn will rock the frame L and change the elevation of the bar CZ, which supports the trol-ley Q.

To facilitate the raising of the section, a spring R is arranged to counterbalance the Weight of the section. This spring, as shown,

is arranged above the frame B, one end being connected to said frame and the opposite end to the lever O above the segment y'. By

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reason of this arrangement whenever the lever O is moved by the operator in a direction to lower the section the spring R is placed under tension, so that the return movement of raising the section is assisted by the spring. r)Chis greatly lessens the work of raising the section, and it is accomplished without interfering' with the perfect freedom of movement of the section under the guidance of the operators foot.

To facilitate the adjustment of the lever O, the finger-lever we, is jln'eferably arranged so that it may be locked in a position where the bolt is disengagedV from the segments. As shown, this is accomplished by pivoting' the lever m to the lever O and providing the latter with a laterally-extending handle O and the lever m with the laterally-extending handle m. The lever O is also provided with a stop m2, against which the lever fm, may be turned, as shown in Fig. 3. In this position the lever fm is turned, so as to carry its point of adjustment with the link Z beyond the pivotal point of attachment to the lever O, and thus the link and the bolt 7': are locked. To release the bolt, it is only necessary to press the handle m so as to carry the lever wt on the opposite side of its center, whereupon the spring /f/ will rengage the bolt with the segment.

In order to adjust the machine for use as a barrow or weeder, I preferably provide an attachment comprising the section S, provided with barrow-teeth and adapted to be attached by brackets T to the forward ends of the sections J. The narrow end of this section S is also provided with a cross-bar S, having hooks S2 at its opposite ends for detachably engaging with eyes S3 on the sections J. l hen these sections are arranged as shown in Fig. 4, the machine may be used as a harrow, and by locking the lever m in the manner before described the sections will be free to rise or lower automatically.

What I claim as my invention isl. The combination with a wheeled frame of a cultivator-section having at its forward end apivotal draft connection with said iframe, a rock-frame pivoted to said wheeled frame in rear of said draft connection, a trolleyhanger resting upon and secured to the upper surface of said pivoted section, and having a traveling engagement with said rockframe, laterally of said wheeled frame, and means for locking said rock-frame in different positions of adjustment.

2. The combination with a wheeled frame of a cultivator-section, having at its forward end a pivotal draft connection with said frame, a rock frame pivoted to the axle of said wheeled frame, and having its rear portion extending substantially parallel to said axle, a trolley-hanger secured to said section, and having a traveling engagement with said parallel portion of said rock-frame, a lever for rocking said rock-frame, and means for locking said lever in different positions of adjustment.

3. The combination with a wheeled frame of a cultivator-section having at its forward end, a pivotal draft connection with said frame, a rock-frame pivoted to the axle of said.

frame, and having at its rear end a laterallyextending' portion substantially parallel with the axle, a trolley-hanger secured to said section, and having a traveling engagement with the laterally-extending portion of said rockframe, a lever for rocking said frame, and means for partially counterbalancing the weight of said section upon said rock-frame, to facilitate the adjustment of said lever.

4. rIhe combination with a wheeled frame of a cultivator-section having at its forward end a pivotal draft connection with said frame, a rock-frame pivoted to the axle of said frame and extending rearward therefrom having at its free end a laterally-extending portion, a trolley-hanger secured to said section, and having a traveling engagement with said lat- `erally-extending portion, a lever for rocking said frame fulcrumed upon said wheeled frame, and extending upward therefrom, and a spring connected to said lever, and to said wheeled frame at its opposite ends, and forming a means for partially counterbalancing the weight of said section upon said rock-frame.

5. rIhe combination with a frame, depending brackets thereon, an axle secured in said brackets, a substantially U-shaped rock-frame having its arms pivotally secured to said axle upon opposite sides of said bracket, and the connecting' portion thereof, extending substantially parallel to said axle, an extension of one of said arms forward of said axle, acultivator-section having at its forward end a pivotal draft connection with the first-mentioned frame, a trolley-hangersecured to said section, and having a traveling engagement with the laterally-extending portion of said U-shaped frame, a bell-crank lever having one arm thereof connected to said forwardly-extendingl arm of said U-shaped frame, said lever being fulcrumed to the first-mentioned frame, a spring connected to said lever, and to the frame upon which it is fulcrumed, and means for locking said lever in dierent positions of adjustment.

6. The combination with a frame comprising the tongue A and the spreading frame- 'bars B secured thereto, of brackets secured to, and depending from the bars B, an axle secured in the lower ends of said brackets, a substantially U-shaped frame pivoted upon said axle upon opposite sides of said brackets, the connecting portion of said U -shaped frame, extending substantiall y parallel with said axle, and in rear thereof, and one of the arms of said U extending forward of the axle, a cultivator-section having a pivotal draft connection at its forward end to said frame, a trol- IOO IOS

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ley-hanger secured to said section, and having av traveling engagement with said laterally-extending portion of said U shaped frame, a bell-crank lever O fulcrumed to one of the frame-bars B, a link connecting one end of said bell-crank with the forwardly-projecting portion of said U-shaped frame, a spring R connected to said lever at one end and to the one of the frame-bars B at its opposite end, and means for locking said lever in different positions of adjustment.

7. The combination with a cultivator provided with two separated toothed sections having pivotal draft connections at their forward ends, of a supplemental section extending longitudinally between said pivotal sections and brackets at the forward end of said supplemental section for detachably connecting it to the forward ends of said pivotal sections, and a cross-bar at the rear end of said supplemental sections having` a detachable hook engagement with the pivotal sections forming a cross connection between said pivotal sections.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DUDLEY GARST.

Witnesses:

W. H. YDoni), J. XN. HooPER. 

